Vitalik Buterin
@vitalik.eth
Is the goal of environmentalism to maximize the health of the environment, or to maximize the health of the environment experienced by the average person? (I think both are valid goals, but they can lead to very different conclusions) https://x.com/TheGattoniCelli/status/1796949964804747335
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Daniel Fernandes
@dfern.eth
It's all signaling. Stated preference: I live in a city to reduce my carbon footprint Revealed preference: if I had a private jet I would use it every weekend without hesitation
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Vitalik Buterin
@vitalik.eth
Sure but I'm guessing you also don't live in climates where it's 30'+ outside, and if everyone used a private jet every weekend that's what the whole world would be 😀
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Vitalik Buterin
@vitalik.eth
https://chatgpt.com/share/d89d57f3-89ae-4fab-8127-e27e76a258e9 (ok fine this is unrealistic because you'll run out of fossil fuels long before you get to that point; looks like you can only get to ~1500 ppm with actually-existing fossil fuels, but that's still quite bad for both climate and even human health)
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Richard
@richardgvan
You raise important ATC congestion issues that we aren’t talking about enough
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Krakra
@krakratherider
Bro, your mental model is not working... Just think about the level of propaganda saying how bad cows are but if used in sustainable farming they are the essence of carbon capture back to the ground. Vegan life is unsustainable because we need animals to have balance.
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